Tag: Franz Liszt
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Alfred Brendel – The SPA Recordings: Beethoven, Liszt, Strauss, Busoni 2024
Alfred Brendel’s first recordings were made in early 1950s Vienna for independent American labels – Period, Vox, and the short-lived SPA label, for whom Brendel made four LP recordings of rare repertoire that he would not record again, discs that have long been prized by lovers of piano music. For the first time, all four…
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Joan Sutherland: Personal Choices
“The death of Dame Joan Sutherland and the subsequent outpourings of affection, not least in these pages, reminded the world that La Stupenda was one of those rare operatic creatures who brought her music to the wider world, touching the hearts and thrilling the ears of millions who usually wouldn’t have visited an opera house.”…
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The Lost Art of Jacob Lateiner, Vol. 2
“There is little to say about the Juilliard recital of the last three Beethoven Sonatas. Jacob recorded two of these works for RCA, and for that matter there is a different performance of Op. 111 in our first Lateiner set. But this was a favorite program of Jacob’s, and it seems illuminating to hear the…
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Richter in Sofia
Parnassus Records has long championed rare recordings of Sviatoslav Richter, one of the greatest pianists in history. In its newest digital release, Richter’s most acclaimed live recording – including an epic performance of Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” – is now available to wider global audiences.
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Ten Great Pianists of the Twentieth Century
“A rich treasury of pianism styles on display from 10 legendary performers, sampled here for collectors and chosen from the giants of the keyboard”
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Organ Classics from King’s College
Famous Organist of King’s College in popular selection, and digital sound’
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Cassadó: Romantic Cello
“NEW recordings and discoveries! Revelation and sheer enjoyment here for Cello lovers, of beautifully performed samples by Marina Tarasova of pieces new to the ears of many” (MusicalMerit)
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Ashkenazy plays Chopin, Rachmaninov, Liszt, & Prokofiev
“Ashkenazy was in his early twenties when he set down these recordings … It’s inevitable that this evinces youthful fire but it’s accompanied by a tempering rigorousness of mind and of execution … what emerges, is precisely that elevated marrying of technical accomplishment and intellectual control, devoid of flashy gestures … where poetic richness is…
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Classic Valentine – Music for Love
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Liszt: Sonata in B minor
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Liszt: Dante Sonata
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Sviatoslav Richter – The Early Years: Rise of a Virtuoso Legend
